Category Archives: Smart Malware Tricks

Researchers intercept malvertising campaign using Yahoo’s ad network

February 25, 2012 – 2:26 pm

By Dancho Danchev Security researchers from StopMalvertising.com have intercepted a malvertising campaign using Yahoo’s ad network, that ultimately leads to a malicious payload in the form of fake security software known as scareware. More details:

By ddanchev | Also posted in hijack search results, mal-effects, malware, Rogue Security Products | Leave a Comment

TDL3 and ZeroAccess: More of the Same?

August 8, 2011 – 4:54 pm

By Marco Giuliani In our previous technical analysis of the ZeroAccess rootkit, we highlighted how it acts as a framework by infecting the machine — setting up its own private space in the disk, first through a dedicated file system on the disk, and more recently by using a hidden and locked directory. This is [...]

By Marco Giuliani | Also posted in Botnet activity, Deep Knowledge, Destructive behavior, rootkit, Threat Research, Uncategorized | Comments (3)

ZeroAccess Gets Another Update

July 19, 2011 – 10:13 pm

By Marco Giuliani Among the most infamous kernel mode rootkits in the wild, most of them have had a slowdown in their development cycle – TDL rootkit, MBR rootkit, Rustock are just some examples. The same doesn’t apply for the ZeroAccess rootkit. The team behind it is working quite hard, which we know for a [...]

By mguthrie09 | Also posted in Advanced Malware Removal, Backdoors, Deep Knowledge, Destructive behavior, rootkit, Stupid malware tricks, Threat Research | Comments (7)
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